Gordons Still
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
From the album, Get Some (2000)
Tom Peloso (aka Pee Paw Hackensaw)
[Intro]
D C D C D
[Verse]
D
Many years ago when my grandpa was young
C D
He ran a whiskey still up on the wooded hill
D
It was Prohibition days and there wasn’t no corn around
C D
If you knew my grandpa, you knew’re that corn was bound
[Chorus]
G D
He’d just lie there in the juniper, while the fire burns bright
C D
Watching them jugs a filling, in the pale moonlight
G D
He’d just lie there in the juniper, while the fire burns bright
C D
Watching them jugs a filling, in the pale moonlight
[Instrumental]
D C D C D
[Verse]
D
He said get you good dry hardwood, hickory, ash, or oak
C D
If you use green or rotten wood, they’ll get you by the smoke
D
Grandad he made whiskey, Great Grandad did too
C D
They been making whiskey back, since 1792
[Chorus]
G D
He’d just lie there in the juniper, while the fire burns bright
C D
Watching them jugs a filling, in the pale moonlight
G D
He’d just lie there in the juniper, while the fire burns bright
C D
Watching them jugs a filling, in the pale moonlight
[Instrumental]
D C D C D
[Chorus]
G D
He’d just lie there in the juniper, while the fire burns bright
C D
Watching them jugs a filling, in the pale moonlight
G D
He’d just lie there in the juniper, while the fire burns bright
C D
Watching them jugs a filling, in the pale moonlight
[Instrumental]
D C D C D
How to play Gordons Still
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.